Digital Hippie – Page 55

Chris Akrigg Five

Post published:May 10, 2013
Post category:MTB Videos

Check out the new 'Five' video from Chris Akrigg, back from breaking his leg... twice! It's gotta be one of the best MTB videos I've seen for ages.

Drop Bear Returns

Post published:May 6, 2013
Post category:Mountain Biking Ride Central Victoria

About 18 months ago a fuel reduction burn got a little out of hand and scorched a favorite section of bush. Since then the wildlife has slowly returned as things start to grow back. I saw the first koala since the burn the other day, down low in a tree right beside the singletrack. Nice! Here’s a snap taken of the drop bear with the phone. (more…)

Goldfields Steam Train Challenge

Post published:April 24, 2013
Post category:Mountain Unicycling Ride Central Victoria

What a great day the inaugural Goldfields Steam Train Challenge AKA Race the Train turned out to be! Cyclists could opt to ‘Race’ the train on the dirt trails that run beside the railway from Castlemaine to Maldon, or join in the social ‘Ride’ back from Maldon to Castlemaine. (more…)

Trail Roller

Trail Pack

Post published:April 23, 2013
Post category:Ride Central Victoria Trail Building

Light rain overnight followed by a sunny, breezy day meant that by mid afternoon the fresh connector trail was in prime condition for some packing down Mojo HD style. I spent an hour and a half trucking back and forth over the tacky trail packing down the ride line. Lots of fun, and hardly a speck of mud! (more…)

Start Train-ing

Post published:April 17, 2013
Post category:Mountain Unicycling Ride Central Victoria

With Race the Train this Sunday I thought it was about time to dust off the 36’er and start…err… train-ing! (more…)

Better Late Than Never

Post published:April 16, 2013
Post category:Ibis Mojo HD Ride Central Victoria Trail Building

Wow, the long hot Summer has been replaced by short cool Autumn days and cold evenings. It’s taking a while for the body’s thermostat to adjust! (more…)

XTR Trail Pedal Problems… Again

Post published:April 10, 2013
Post category:MTB Pedals

Back in July 2012 I posted about excessive bearing play in the drive side Shimano XTR Trail pedal after only a few months of use. As I discovered back then it’s an all too common problem with XTR Trail pedals. (more…)

Not the Grand Canyon

Post published:April 6, 2013
Post category:Ibis Mojo HD Ride Central Victoria Trail Building

I spent a couple of hours late in the day digging a little trail down an eroded gully. It might not be the Grand Canyon but it’s still a pretty cool setting. I’ve often walked along it and wondered what it would be like to ride it. Turns out it’s good fun. I went back in the evening to check it out and snapped a couple of spooky pics, thanks to the Exposure Flare red tail light illuminating the gully walls. (more…)